Ohio

"Fishermen's Dream" Guest post by Jamie Rhein My recommendation for any road trip is to swing by some item that's very large. Large items make for fun photo ops. One of our favorite largest item detour is the Enchanted Highway outside of Bismark, North Dakota. There is where you will find a series [...]

Guest post by Jamie Rhein My trip to Loudonville, Ohio began with an invitation for Treehouses of the Mohicans. Such an invite brings feelings of glee for good reason. Not only is a treehouse stay phenomenal, this part of Ohio is a tourist destination. Treehouses of the Mohicans Treehouses of the Mohicans is one of [...]

Halloween decorations below the Eiffel Tower Guest post and photos by Jamie Rhein For the past two years, a friend and I have loaded our cars with teenagers to head to Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, 30 miles north of Cincinnati, for what's becoming a tradition of thrills at the amusement park's Halloween Haunt. [...]

Hershberger's Farm and Bakery is not far from Berlin Guest post by Jamie Rhein Berlin, Ohio in Holmes' County is known for everything Amish from apple butter and fried pies to handcrafted furniture. Cheese is another Holmes County claim to fame. Years ago, we bought a roll top desk from an Amish woodworker whose [...]

One of the best things about being a travel writer is when a story assignment takes you to a place you hadn't heard about before and want to go back to right away. A story on restaurants in train stations brought me on a road trip to Unusual Junction in West Lafayette, Ohio, east of Cochoctan. Unusual [...]

Kamikaze Fireflies: A Delightful Duo of a Must-See Fun Ever since my son had a hankering to pick up a sword for some playtime swashbuckling, we've headed to Ohio's Renaissance Festival for a perfect fall outing. The Kamikaze Fireflies are what bring me back over and over, and are a laugh-out-loud must-see. Fortunately, [...]